A Scots mum has spoken of the terrifying second her dogs had been cornered by an aggressive dog throughout a nighttime walk.
Allison Riley had been walking her chihuahuas Boo and Bear in Clermiston, Edinburgh, when a neighbouring pet was mentioned to have turned vicious. She had been walking her pooches and was accompanied “as regular” by her cat, Luna, when the boxer canine pounced on the feline.
Luna scrambled up a tree for security however the canine then turned its consideration to Allison’s two small dogs.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live, the 49-year-old mentioned: “It was horrific and so, so intense. My chihuahuas are simply infants, they’re solely nine-months-old.
“They want out about six or seven occasions a day and we had been simply on our regular late walk. My cats at all times accompany us, however solely Luna got here this time. The different one should have been feeling the chilly or one thing.
“As we had been walking, I noticed this man coming in the direction of us. I believe he solely moved in there a few weeks in the past so I’ve possibly solely seen him as soon as, along with his husky and his boxer.
“We’re simply walking and I heard this ruckus behind me and all of a sudden my cat’s up a tree. The boxer is on the backside barking like mad at her. I requested the proprietor to get it to cease however then it ran at me and the chihuahuas. It was circling us, it was terrifying.”
Allison then says she engaged in a verbal altercation with the person.
She mentioned: “I requested him once more to get his canine below management and informed him I’d be reporting him, which he replied by calling me all of the names below the solar. It was a torrent of abuse, swearing, the lot.
“I spoke to a neighbour and she or he mentioned his husky had attacked considered one of her dogs. It’s not truthful on all of the accountable canine homeowners round right here. He’s clearly not one.
“I’m terrified. I’m now taking a different route. I want someone with me when I’m on my route. One bite and that’s them gone, they’re so small. It’s a complete nightmare.”
Police Scotland has confirmed that the canine warden has been notified.
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